Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton is defending the city’s response to a winter storm that left roads icy and dangerous Tuesday morning, causing widespread traffic disruptions and prompting criticism from a mayoral opponent.
Snow overnight turned to ice on Lexington roads, snarling the morning commute and prompting police to stop taking reports for minor, non-injury crashes.
“We did prepare. We were out pretreating the roads starting yesterday morning, and we even helped the state pretreat New Circle Road, which is a state road. We understand how to get ready for snow, and I think what surprised everyone was the way this intense snow came and froze immediately on the ground. It turned to ice,” Gorton said…